Until 1.14 pm WAT, on September 11, 2001, when 2,996 people were killed in a terror attack on the World Trade Center in New York, I frankly was not very familiar with the word “terrorism.” The frenzy that trailed that very horrible terror attack forced the word from nearly every news outlet into my consciousness.
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report Nigerian Inspector of Police attached to IGP Special Task Force on Petroleum and Illegal Bunkering Unit, Calabar Sector, Ekemezie Hycient has formally tendered his resignation from the force. The Inspector with force number 318093 in a letter addressed to the Force headquarters, Louis Edet House, Shehu Shagari Way,
By Jonathan Ugbal A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar and presided over by Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu on Monday, discharged Nigerian journalist and activist, Agba Jalingo in a criminal suit that alleged he committed acts of terrorism, treasonable felony and cyber crimes. This followed the decision of the Cross River State Government to withdraw the
By Jonathan Ugbal Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Calabar Division of the Federal High Court on Wednesday criticized the Cross River State Government over it’s handling of Citizen Agba Jalingo’s trial. Citizen Jalingo, a journalist and activist is facing trial on alleged terrorism activities over an article he wrote in July 2019 demanding the whereabouts
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Nigerian journalist and activist, Agba Jalingo will take a fresh plea in his terrorism and treasonable felony trial on Wednesday. Mr. Jalingo’s trial which began in 2019 has suffered numerous setbacks and he will be appearing before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Calabar Division of the Federal High Court – the third
By Jonathan Ugbal The criminal trial of Nigerian journalist and rights activist, Agba Jalingo, for alleged acts of terrorism and treasonable felony over an article he wrote in July 2019 has been adjourned until February 2022 for hearing. At the resumption of hearing on the matter on Thursday before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Calabar
Today is July 26, 2021. The trial in Suit FHC/CA/59C/2019 between FRN and AGBA JALINGO, is scheduled to resume at the Federal High Court 1, along Murtala Mohammed Highway in Calabar, before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu. The court gave 26, 27, 28 July, for accelerated hearing. As usual, the State government, which has taken over the
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Government has written to the Calabar Division of the Federal High Court to adjourn the trial of Nigerian journalist and rights activist, Agba Jalingo to a date in October. Mr. Jalingo risks a death sentence or at best, a life sentence if convicted for any of the four